Best battery charger?

[ColdHeartClan]

The Efest luc chargers seem to be fairly liked. However, Mooch just posted a warning about the Efest Soda charger.

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You wouldn't be able to link a brother to that warning would you?

 

[oplholik]

Well now, getting further along with the GYRFalcon, I'm finding it's not charging my batteries to 4.2v as the readout indicates. Checking the battery on a digital meter they are showing only 4.16-4.17v. I have to put the batteries on one of my older chargers to finish off to 4.2v. What's up with that? Any suggestions?

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

Well now, getting further along with the GYRFalcon, I'm finding it's not charging my batteries to 4.2v as the readout indicates. Checking the battery on a digital meter they are showing only 4.16-4.17v. I have to put the batteries on one of my older chargers to finish off to 4.2v. What's up with that? Any suggestions?

I can't remember the source, but I was told that this is called "settling." The battery is fully charged, but even just a few moments after releasing it from the charger the chemical goo inside settles down a bit.

If it were me, I wouldn't worry about a few hundredths of a volt. Even if the settling thing is correct, 0.04v may be explained by the charger's variability as well as that of the battery.

 

[oplholik]

When I think about, I guess .04v isn't much.

 

[Hawise]

You wouldn't be able to link a brother to that warning would you?

ADVISORY: Avoid using the Efest SODA charger at its 1A setting

 

[ColdHeartClan]

ADVISORY: Avoid using the Efest SODA charger at its 1A setting

Thank you so much!